Metadata
Title
James Abercrombie letters to John Read regarding salary advances, 1827
Date
1827
Digital Identifier
ChristChurch.CorporationCorrespondence_4-2-0-39
Call Number
4.2.0.39; F527
Description
Letters from James Abercrombie to John Read of the Bank of Philadelphia and the accounting warden of the vestry of Christ Church requesting financial assistance. Abercrombie requests advances on his salary due to being "pressed for Rent" and "pennyless." The documents include the correspondence as well as receipts signed by Charles F. Clarkson on Abercrombie's behalf for $80 and $60.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Congregation
Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA
Extent
2 documents
Format (Digital)
tiff
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language
eng
Type
Text
Abstract
This collection consists of two letters written in 1827 by the Reverend Dr. James Abercrombie, assistant minister of the United Churches of Philadelphia, to John Read, President of the Bank of Philadelphia, soliciting financial assistance. In the first letter, dated Thursday, 25 January 1827, Abercrombie writes that "Necessity once more compels me to be a solicitor," explaining that he is pressed for rent and "pennyless at home," and requesting $100 [p.1]. Accompanying this letter is a receipt dated 25 January 1827 acknowledging $80 received from John Read, accounting warden, on account of Abercrombie's salary as assistant minister in the United Churches, due 10 April next, signed by Charles H. Clarkson for Dr. Abercrombie [p.1].
The second letter, dated 16 February 1827, again appeals to Read for aid, invoking the phrase "res angusta domi" and requesting whatever sum he can spare [p.2r]. A receipt dated 17 February 1827 acknowledges $60 received from Samuel Read, accounting church warden, as further part of Abercrombie's salary due 10 April next. A tally records the payments of $80 (25 January) and $60 (17 February), totaling $140, signed by Charles F. Clarkson for Dr. Abercrombie [p.2v].
The second letter, dated 16 February 1827, again appeals to Read for aid, invoking the phrase "res angusta domi" and requesting whatever sum he can spare [p.2r]. A receipt dated 17 February 1827 acknowledges $60 received from Samuel Read, accounting church warden, as further part of Abercrombie's salary due 10 April next. A tally records the payments of $80 (25 January) and $60 (17 February), totaling $140, signed by Charles F. Clarkson for Dr. Abercrombie [p.2v].
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